Les speaking to Caddo-Bossier LSU Alumni and Fans Tuesday, June 14 at Noon

thanks for the heads up

Very nice. When I first moved back to Lake Charles after graduation we had a Southwest Louisiana LSU Alumni Association and we would put on a function every year called "Tigerama." We'd get whoever we could get from one of the athletic programs to come and speak. We'd serve jambalaya or something similar, tickets were affordable, you could bring your whole family, and the proceeds funded a small scholarship we offered for a deserving LSU student from the area.

Quite a few years ago that event was hijacked by another and now you can participate in a golf tournament or go see the coaches speak for $100 a pop -- real affordable, eh? And the beneficiary of the proceeds now is the Charles McClendon Scholarship Foundation that provides scholarships for former LSU football players.

Now I don't begrudge scholarships for former football players a bit but it still sticks in my craw that we aren't able to offer family styled entertainment at an affordable price for Joe Blow to come see our coaches live and in person.

So congratulations to Caddo-Bossier LSU Alumni for keeping it real.

That amount also covers the membership fee into the local chapter and admission to our Kickoff to Tiger Football party in August. We serve all you can eat jambalaya and all you can drink beer at that event. More importantly, the money goes directly toward funding LSU Alumni scholarships.

Admins, is there any way I can get a sticky for this thread?